WSR 22-20-033

HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

[Filed September 26, 2022, 1:48 p.m.]

Title or Subject: Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) 22-0030.

Effective Date: October 1, 2022.

Description: The health care authority (HCA) intends to submit medicaid SPA 22-0030 in order to request a full exception to establish a medicaid recovery audit contractor program. HCA believes it has appropriate resources in place to identify and recover improper payments related to medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.

SPA 22-0030 is expected to have no effect on the annual aggregate expenditures, reimbursement, or payments for identifying and recovering improper payments related to medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.

SPA 22-0030 is available for review. HCA would appreciate any input or concerns regarding this SPA. To request a copy of the SPA or to submit comments, please contact the person named below (please note that all comments are subject to public review and disclosure, as are the names of those who comment).

CONTACT: Scott Best, Program Integrity, 628 8th Avenue S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-725-1396, TRS 711, fax 360-586-0212, email scott.best@hca.wa.gov.